Build a MacPro?

[Oyobiia]

I was thinking, If I brought a MacPro case and the exact same Hardware used in the MacPro's would I have a MacPro just like buying one from an Apple store but for cheaper?

 

[Tallest Skil]

Cheaper to buy one.

 

[Oyobiia]

Cheaper to buy one.

I see... why is this?

 

[uberamd]

I see... why is this?

Because you can't just buy the parts. You need to get 'pulls' from old/serviced systems in many cases.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Apple's motherboard isn't the standard X58 motherboard, and that's a HUGE expense in itself to find. You have to have the mainboard and the daughterboard.

 

[fireshot91]

Apple's motherboard isn't the standard X58 motherboard, and that's a HUGE expense in itself to find. You have to have the mainboard and the daughterboard.

Is there a daughterboard in every Mac Pro though?😕

 

[Tallest Skil]

Is there a daughterboard in every Mac Pro though?😕

The oh nines, so that's really all that matters. Why would he want to build a computer with three and two year old tech, respectively?

 

[Oyobiia]

I see. So it the MacPro really worth the £2,500?

 

[dr. shdw]

I see. So it the MacPro really worth the £2,500?

Yup or you could buy a Dell workstation..

 

[old-wiz]

And even if you could get all the parts, you're likely to pay a total more than the cost of a new Mac Pro.

 

[Shadow]

I see. So it the MacPro really worth the £2,500?

If you're asking this, you don't need one 😉

Really though, the Mac Pro can chug through pretty much anything you throw at it, as long as its got sufficient RAM. What are you planning on doing with it?